Rick Perry leads poll

Now, this is scary. What if this deluded individual becomes president? With tea party movement and anti-intellectual bible thumping industry shills like this guy getting favor, it seems the US is in the perfect position to become a straight-up fascist state. Most of the indicators are there already. I'm kinda getting freaked out. What do y'all think?

Unfortunately the CONservative majority in this country led by Harper is just the lesser of two evils when compared to the USA under Perry or self-loathing Bachmann (she wants to be a man because god is to her a male chauvinistic pig). Harper has just recently decided to throw out habeas corpus with a new law justified by the threat of 'terrorism,' and let me tell you, his definition of 'terrorist' includes all Canadians who are not members of the CONservative party.

I have not lost all hope about the sensibility of the American electorate. I will be eagerly watching for Rick Perry to make a fool of himself tonight during the GOP Candidates Debate. Between him and Michelle Bachmann it should make for entertaining television. I will be taking notes like the nerd I am.

Personal opinion, but Rick Perry is nothing more than flash in the pan. If you recall, two to three weeks ago, Michelle Bachmann was the undisputed leader after the Iowa straw poll. Every progressive I know was up in arms about that. After Perry announced, her numbers dropped like a good flush after shitting out a spicy meal from the night before. It's September of 2011, and the general election is November of 2012 - fourteen months from now. I'm of the outlook that Perry will flame out long before November of next year gets here.

What does worry me, is the more "seemingly" rational Republicans like Mitt Romney, who made a career out of destroying companies, laying off workers, and making a profit out of cannibalizing American companies for fun and profit. Bush and Rove will work to destroy Perry - they hate him. Romney, on the other hand, has staying power and is much more dangerous - his magic Mormon underwear might just protect him.

The Ames straw poll is a fund raiser. It costs $30 to vote, so candidates buy votes and pass them out to voters who visit their tents for food and entertainment. Bachmann bought and handed out 6,000 votes. Perry wasn't there.

Obama and all the Democratic candidates need to take a stand and campaign against the GOP agenda, not individual candidates. Regardless of what GOP candidates say, their intention is to destroy the middle class along with the labor unions and progressive Democratic programs that built the middle class. They accomplish that through red herrings and fear. Don't worry about the economy; we've got to overturn Roe vs. Wade. Never mind that the rich and corporations reap the benefits of tax cuts and loopholes; we need to stand firm against gay marriage. Screw constitutional rights; al Quaeda is still out there. Etc., etc., etc.

Thought I would add something. Perry may be a flash in the pan. But if he fades, who takes the lead? Not a lot of sanity on the right; not much education, either.